32 20 1152 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Bottle glass, green, wine, burnt Inventory Description Bottle glass, green, wine, burnt Peabody Number 2025.8.6 Intrasite H980 Level 5 Depth 65 - 75.7 cmbd Class 1 Glass Class 2 Bottle Glass Class 3 Green bottle glass, wine Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 1.9 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.8 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.65 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bottle glass, green, wine, burnt Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Burnt ceramic plate sherd (27cm diameter) Inventory Description Burnt ceramic plate sherd, measured diameter 27 cm Peabody Number 2025.8.7 Intrasite H980 Level 5 Depth 65-75.7 cmbd Class 1 Ceramic Class 3 Burnt plate Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.7 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 2.35 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .25 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Burnt ceramic plate sherd (27 cm diameter) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Clear flat glass Inventory Description Clear flat glass Peabody Number 2025.8.22 Intrasite H984 Level 4 Wall Fall Depth 72-86 cmbd Class 1 Glass Class 2 Flat glass Class 3 Colorless flat glass Quantity 5 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 3.1 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.7 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .2 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clear flat glass Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Amber vessel glass fragment Inventory Description Amber vessel glass fragment Peabody Number 2025.8.21 Intrasite H984 Level 4 wall fall Depth 72-86 cmbd Class 1 Glass Class 2 Bottle glass Class 3 Amber bottle glass Quantity 2 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.2 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 2.9 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 1.3 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Amber vessel glass fragment Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Lead-glazed redware sherd Inventory Description Lead-glazed redware sherd Peabody Number 2025.8.5 Intrasite H980 Level 5 Depth 65-75.7 cmbd Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Earthenware Class 3 Redware Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 1.9 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.25 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lead-glazed redware sherd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Faunal Bone Inventory Description Faunal Bone Peabody Number 2025.8.19 Intrasite H984 Wall Fall/ Level 4 Depth 72-86 cmbd Class 1 Organic Class 2 Bone Class 3 Faunal Remains Quantity 171 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 6.7 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 3.7 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 3.1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faunal Bone Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Animal Bone Fragments Inventory Description Animal Bone Fragments Peabody Number 2025.8.4 Intrasite H980 Level 5 Depth 65 - 75.7 cmbd Class 1 Organic Class 2 Bone Class 3 Faunal remain Quantity 55 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.9 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 2.5 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 1.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Animal Bone Fragments https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/9f2c4d4204c9126c5cc4b3e77af8672f.png 30af0feb474bade9f7e5b1139ce99ba1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Pipestem Bore Hole Size Chart from Hume's <em>A Guide to Colonial Artifacts in America</em> Description An account of the resource The bore hole’s size on the pipe stem, 6/64”, is its primary clue to when the pipe is from. A chart from Hume’s A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America shows the variations of bore hole diameters in pipestems that prove what is commonly referred to as ‘The Harrington Theory,’ which is what most pipestem dating is based around (Hume 1970). This theory states that bore hole sizes are consistent with specific time periods, and years of digging around Harvard Yard have proven this theory to be correct due to material culture found in the context surrounding the pipestems. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Noël Hume, Ivor. 2001. A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/5c525807f302c70ef413df802ad9e0c8.png e521b6aa8fd1ab0ec47faa5d1f982ae9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Lawes of the Colledge published publiquely before the Students of Harvard Colledge Description An account of the resource These bylaws were created by the overseers of the college to protect their students from overindulging in activities that could be portrayed as sinful. The students were forbidden from bringing tobacco and strong alcohol to their rooms, as these activities were not sinful if used within reason. Storing these items in a student’s bedroom could be seen as storing an excess of imbibements, which could be why so many pipestems were found together in trash heaps near the Old College. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “The Lawes of the Colledge Published Publiquely before the Students of Harvard Colledge.” Colonial Society of Massachusetts. Accessed February 24, 2026. https://www.colonialsociety.org/node/429. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/9dda207d6fa80525559eaf3bc07ccea7.jpg 9612b9ead8dbefbda6e84d129369d192 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/165dfc33b7326d87035252f37455e9a1.jpg 87aeb9dc2ca56e174fab4768ddb00923 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/b4a82a81c06d28e21f7205350caddcef.jpg 774cffbc750e834dd6e64587f9899db4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of Increase Mather Subject The topic of the resource The president of Harvard College from 1686-1701 was Increase Mather, a puritan minister. Due to his ministry and religious belief, he would have likely signed off on permitting the use of tobacco and alcohol for pleasure. The proximity of administrators such as Mather to the students could have compelled students to go near the old college to partake in smoking their pipes. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Increase Mather and the 1691 Charter of the Province ...” Increase Mather & The 1691 Charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Accessed February 25, 2026. https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/commonwealth-museum/exhibits/treasures/1691.htm. Archaeological Find Object Name White clay pipestem 6/64" bore hole diameter Inventory Description White clay pipestem 6/64" bore hole diameter Peabody Number 2025.8.18 Culture/Period 1680-1710 Intrasite H981 Level 2 Depth 35-50 cm bd Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Pipe Class 3 Pipestem Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.25 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object .7 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .7 cm Century late 17th to early 18th century Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource White clay pipestem 6/64" bore hole diameter Subject The topic of the resource Imagine you are a student at Harvard in 1680, trying to study for your Latin or Greek quiz tomorrow when the smell of pungent tobacco fills the air, leading to you opening the windows to the punishing winter outside. Your bunkmate and his friends have decided to light their pipes and smoke tobacco once the preceptors have fallen asleep, indulging in a taboo habit for a puritanical institution such as Harvard in the 17th century. After they finished their smoke, they threw their pipes out of the window into a trash pile below. Harvard had strictly permitted excess tobacco use, stating that one could not bring “tobacco…[to] his Chamber…[so] that all excesse and abuse thereof may bee prevented. (Overseers President and Fellowes of Harvard College 1655)” This could have led to many situations such as stated above, and students might have thrown their evidence into various trash pits around campus. These students might not have been using tobacco for pleasure; there weren’t many doctors around, and many might have reached for a cure-all, like today’s equivalent of an ibuprofen. Many artifacts, such as this one, have been found around campus, and the material culture in the context has indicated the creation of this type of pipe stem from 1680-1720. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/ca560c0db3619acf49ce352bb1c375db.jpg 6bf1ad3c4beb7e2ac3420b1798182fc2 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/a93a074a88874758e228b37d5467870f.jpg 96140f61cd18f4a9738b5e5ce7926b75 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/40b24b327698e7c5ae6757704f3fff32.jpg f4e46c6f6652cbf8c9cfe04371f2958a https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/c600b1d4e4ead263083e5ecb5df10379.jpg c04f000ac645194c3b4ef28343d96e57 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/0acb435c16b6dd24bfacaa966a9aec46.jpg dc0a129fbb72913fee2600a855affbab Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived A Statute for Swearers and Drunkards 1625. https://chipstone.org/images.php/80/Ceramics-in-America-2003/Through-the-Lookinge-Glasse:-or,-the-Chamber-Pot-as-a-Mirror-of-Its-Time-. Title A name given to the resource A Statute for Swearers and Drunkards 1625 Subject The topic of the resource A woodcut illustration from a ca. 1625 English ballad, A Statute for Swearers and Drunkards, showing a chamber pot under a tavern table, demonstrating how chamber pots were used in everyday public and domestic spaces. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/ea34cb59b09555e9e6cd65f760272c49.jpg 3d7d77a4a230f3256e38d6639b349d99 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chamber Pot, Virginia, 1750–1770. Unglazed Earthenware Subject The topic of the resource Profiles of redware chamber pots from the Thomas Ward kilns at Martin’s Hundred, Virginia, illustrating early American chamber pot shapes produced and used in colonial settlements in the seventeenth century. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Redware Chamber Pot Profiles from the Thomas Ward Kilns at Martin’s Hundred, Virginia. https://chipstone.org/images.php/80/Ceramics-in-America-2003/Through-the-Lookinge-Glasse:-or,-the-Chamber-Pot-as-a-Mirror-of-Its-Time-. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/851b59522d02944dbfb4b0c7d6edbc05.jpg d6861e4f367f9ef1b838f227f40dbbc1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chamber Pot, Virginia, 1750–1770 Subject The topic of the resource An earthenware chamber pot from Virginia (1750–1770) giving an idea of what early American chamber pots originally looked like and how they were produced and used in colonial households. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Chamber Pot, Virginia, 1750–1770. Unglazed Earthenware. https://chipstone.org/images.php/80/Ceramics-in-America-2003/Through-the-Lookinge-Glasse:-or,-the-Chamber-Pot-as-a-Mirror-of-Its-Time-. Archaeological Find Object Name Earthenware base sherd, lead glaze on interior Inventory Description Earthenware base sherd, lead glaze on interior Peabody Number 2025.8.16 Intrasite H984 Depth 72-86cmbd Class 1 Ceramic Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 6.7 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 9.1 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 1.3 Class 2 Earthenware Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Earthenware base sherd, lead glaze on interior Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Deetz, James 1996 All the Earthenware Plain and Flowered. In In Small Things Forgotten : [An Archaeology of Early American Life]. New York : Anchor Books. https://research-ebsco-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu/c/tweq5y/ebook-viewer/epub/r4bkwyvdlv/section/cvi?location=https%25253A%25252F%25252Fresearch-ebsco-com.ezp-prod1.hul.harvard.edu%25252Fc%25252Ftweq5y%25252Fsearch%25252Fdetails%25252Fr4bkwyvdlv%25253Frequest-context%25253Dplink%252526db%25253Dnlebk%252526db%25253Dnlabk. Hume, Ivor Noël 1969[1969] Chamber Pots, Bedpans, Closetpool Pans. In A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America Pp. 145–150. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press. Loren, Diana DiPaolo. 2022. “Smoke and Spirit: Exploring Bodily and Sensual Concerns at Early Harvard College.” Historical Archaeology 56 (2): 217–26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41636-022-00344-5. Subject The topic of the resource Before modern hygiene with waste removal from proper toilets, stoneware chamber pots were often covered only with a glaze to prevent the liquid waste from leaking through. These vessels were constructed to permit the storage of human liquids in a safe manner while the unglazed exterior of the chamber pot demonstrates its utilitarian nature. Chambers pots were used in private homes and typically stored where an owner would need them every day (Hume, 1969). The Harvard Yard Excavations reveal how students lived in early Harvard College through the understanding of the common realities of their living environments. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the majority of students lived in dormitory-style housing that lacked indoor plumbing and sewage lines. They were given chamber pots to use overnight, which then had to be emptied in the morning into outdoor privies, cesspits, or garbage piles (Deetz, 1996). Chamber pots provided the ability to maintain cleanliness during periods of overcrowding in institutional settings. The presence of chamber pots in students' dorms describes how both hygiene and waste management were elements of what constitutes a scholastic experience in early Harvard College. Diana DiPaolo Loren states that the daily experiences of students were impacted by the management of the smells, smoke, and human waste that they encountered in their shared living spaces (Loren, 2022). Chamber pots existed in the dormitory rooms as a result of the fact that while studying in a scholarly institution, the needs of a student would also impact their hygiene and bodily care. Although this chamber pot is incomplete, it demonstrates how the daily existence at Harvard was supported by the systems of society that manage our basic needs as humans. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name White clay pipe bowl fragment Inventory Description White clay pipe bowl fragment Peabody Number 2025.8.3 Intrasite H 980 Level 5 Depth 65-75.7 cmbd Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Pipe Class 3 Pipe bowl Quantity 3 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.65 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 2 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource White clay pipe bowl fragment Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Clear glass base fragment Inventory Description Clear glass base fragment Peabody Number 2025.8.17 Intrasite H984 Wall Fall/ Level 4 Class 1 Glass Class 2 Bottle Glass Class 3 Colorless Bottle Glass Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object .9 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 5.9 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 4.6 cm Depth 72-86 cmbd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clear glass base fragment Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name White clay pipestem fragment 5/64" bore hole diameter Inventory Description White clay pipestem fragment 5/64" bore hole diameter Peabody Number 2025.8.2 Culture/Period 1710-1750 Intrasite H980 Level 5 Depth 65-75.7 cmbd Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Pipe Class 3 Pipestem Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.4 Width (cm) Dimension of Object .6 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .6 Century 18th century Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource White clay pipestem fragment 5/64" bore hole diameter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2025 Collection Archaeological Find Object Name Salt-glazed stoneware body sherd Peabody Number 2025.8.1 Intrasite H980 Level 5 Depth 65-75.7 cmbd Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Sherd Class 3 Body Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 3.4 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 2.5 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object .7 cm Inventory Description Salt-glazed stoneware body sherd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Salt-glazed stoneware body sherd Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2023 Inventory Subject The topic of the resource 2023 Artifact/Item Inventory Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Veronica Peterson Archaeological Find Object Name Creamware Sherds Inventory Description A lot of creamware sherds, potentially from the same vessel, one sherd has some blue and brown detailing. Some sherds appear to be part of the base of the vessel. Peabody Number 2023.11.1137 Intrasite H982 Level 2 Depth 12 - 21 cm Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Creamware Quantity 24 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.7 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.8 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Creamware Sherds Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2023 Inventory Subject The topic of the resource 2023 Artifact/Item Inventory Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Veronica Peterson Archaeological Find Object Name Clear Flat Glass Shards Inventory Description 2 shards of colorless flat glass Peabody Number 2023.11.1136 Intrasite H982 Level 2 Depth 12 - 21 cm Class 1 Glass Class 2 Flat glass Class 3 Colorless flat glass Quantity 2 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.6 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Clear Flat Glass Shards Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2023 Inventory Subject The topic of the resource 2023 Artifact/Item Inventory Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Veronica Peterson Archaeological Find Object Name Aqua Bottle Glass Shard Inventory Description A shard of aqua bottle glass. Peabody Number 2023.11.1134 Intrasite H982 Level 2 Depth 12 - 21 cm Class 1 Glass Class 2 Bottle glass Class 3 Aqua bottle glass Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.5 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.4 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Aqua Bottle Glass Shard Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2023 Inventory Subject The topic of the resource 2023 Artifact/Item Inventory Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Veronica Peterson Archaeological Find Object Name Aqua Flat Glass Shard Inventory Description A shard of aqua flat glass Peabody Number 2023.11.1133 Intrasite H982 Level 2 Depth 12 - 21 cm Class 1 Glass Class 2 Flat glass Class 3 Aqua flat glass Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 1.8 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 1.3 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Aqua Flat Glass Shard https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/1d8dac1962b339dcae42ceac1a36b6a8.png 38d3ecddcd28cbb7e5952a2b8ce58fdf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Engine-Turned Dipped Earthenware Subject The topic of the resource The design of our engine-turned dipped earthenware sherd almost perfectly matches an engine-turned creamware jug originally belonging to a brewery in a middle-class neighborhood (Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab). Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived “Dipped Earthenware.” Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory. Accessed March 29, 2024. <a href="https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/Post-Colonial%20Ceramics/DiptWares/index-dippedwares.htm#EngineTurned">https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/Post-Colonial%20Ceramics/DiptWares/index-dippedwares.htm#EngineTurned</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skye Lam Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2023 Inventory Subject The topic of the resource 2023 Artifact/Item Inventory Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Veronica Peterson Archaeological Find Object Name Engine-Turned Dipped Earthenware Inventory Description The sherd likely was part of an eating or drinking vessel. Peabody Number 2023.11.115 Culture/Period 1790 to 1830 Intrasite H984 Level #1 Depth 0-20 cm Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Earthenware Class 3 Sherd Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 1.4 Width (cm) Dimension of Object 0.9 Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.2 Century Late 18th Century to Early 19th Century Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Engine-Turned Dipped Earthenware Subject The topic of the resource The following engine-turned dipped earthenware was found in Level #1 of Unit H984, which is 0-20 cm below the surface. Originally pioneered by Josiah Wedgwood in the 1760s, engine turning lathes allowed potters to decorate the surface of ceramic vessels with geometric patterns (Rickard and Carpentier, 2004). Our artifact from Harvard Yard displays two prominent dark brown horizontal bands of slip that are excellently complemented by three thinner green horizontal bands on the top. Such a design was in peak production from 1790 to 1830, representative of an eating or drinking vessel that a student at Harvard would have used during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries (Fitts et al., 2012). Importantly, these tableware pieces catered towards middle-class families who could not afford to import expensive porcelain to Massachusetts (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). In the same layer that we found the sherd, we also uncovered artifacts ranging from a 2001 Quarter all the way back to a Pipe Stem Fragment with a 6/64” Bore Diameter that dates from 1680 to 1720. The combination of both modern and historical artifacts, including our engine-turned dipped earthenware, signifies that a prior event disturbed the first layer of our unit. What’s more, the surrounding dirt was very fine and easy to excavate, indicative of mixed fill that a landscaping team would use to beautify Harvard Yard in preparation for events like Convocation and Commencement — unintentionally churning and redepositing artifacts from one layer to another. For that reason, like many neighboring units, our first layer came as a mixed bag of artifacts from multiple centuries. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rickard, Jonathan, and Donald Carpentier. “The Little Engine That Could: Adaptation of the Engine-Turning Lathe in the Pottery Industry.” Ceramics in America (2004). <a href="https://chipstone.org/article.php/151/Ceramics-in-America-2004/The-Little-Engine-That-Could:-Adaptation-of-the-Engine-Turning-Lathe-in-the-Pottery-Industry">https://chipstone.org/article.php/151/Ceramics-in-America-2004/The-Little-Engine-That-Could:-Adaptation-of-the-Engine-Turning-Lathe-in-the-Pottery-Industry</a> <br /><br />Fitts, Mary Elizabeth, Ashley Peles, and R.P. Stephen Davis. “Archaeological Investigations at the Vance Site on the University of North Carolina Campus, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.” The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2012): 1–107. <a href="https://www.rla.unc.edu/Publications/pdf/ResRep34.pdf">https://www.rla.unc.edu/Publications/pdf/ResRep34.pdf</a> <br /><br />“Barrel Shaped Jug.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accessed March 29, 2024. <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/762253">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/762253</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Skye Lam https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/be7c5115d438cf512411e049a1bff367.jpeg f565b3b76405d62782097df2d89e0308 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Glass shard, interior https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/685205611aabf54a18a3c5848495f346.jpeg 164eb40f48bb333086eb6f1be005ff9a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Glass shard, exterior https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/cabcb5fd15fc0b1ee68545b35ca7d687.png c5a9ad5c93a9e8f4ae0751430f338d82 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hume, Ivor Noël. 1970. A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America. [1st ed.]. New York: Knopf. https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990012245160203941/catalog. Title A name given to the resource A visual guide to wine bottles of the 18th century. These are much more slender than the "onion bottles" from the 17th century. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/37a84879c03749bc5a43f56394070eda.png 470198e9ec62a7481ea123f279578e3c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A popular song from the 1860s describing the drinking culture at Harvard during the colonial period. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Morison, Samuel Eliot. 1964. Three Centuries of Harvard, 1636-1936. Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990004943010203941/catalog. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/c83ada7c09658c36854dc0e544280192.jpg b25c0204d556fc8ea04569a721ec0117 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived van Giffen, Astrid. "Weathered Archaeological Glass." Accessed 24 February 2024. https://www.cmog.org/article/weathered-archaeological-glass. Title A name given to the resource Glass fragment with patinated surface, a feature caused by the interactions between ions in the glass and moisture in the soil. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2023 Inventory Subject The topic of the resource 2023 Artifact/Item Inventory Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Veronica Peterson Archaeological Find Object Name Glass shard, 18th century wine bottle Inventory Description A shard of olive-colored glass with patina on surface, likely from the neck of an 18th century wine bottle. Peabody Number 2023.11.53 Culture/Period 18th century Intrasite H978 Level 2 Depth 10-20 cm Class 1 Glass Class 2 Bottle glass Class 3 Olive green bottle glass Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 4.5 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 3.6 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 1.5 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Glass shard, 18th century wine bottle Subject The topic of the resource This fragment of olive green bottle glass was found in Level 2 of Unit H978, along the south wall of Holden Chapel in Harvard Yard. Given its patinated surface and overall thickness, this shard likely originated from a wine bottle, specifically the neck area. A visual guide compiled by Ivor Nöel Hume documents the transition from the round, onion-shaped wine bottles of the 17th century to the more slender wine bottles of the 18th century. Since this fragment has a straight vertical edge, it best matches the examples from the latter century. Drinking was quite common at Harvard Yard during this time, as students began shirking restraints from the Puritan era. Faculty records from President Benjamin Wadsworth’s tenure (1725-1737) contained many instances of “drinking frolicks,” and alcoholic drinks were even concocted within Harvard Yard in the following decades (Morison, 1964). The condition of this glass fragment is further significant, as the crust on its surface points to weathering processes over time. Indeed, the partly-dulled yet partly-iridescent surface is largely a result of ions that leached out of the fragment due to moisture within the soil, as noted by the Corning Museum of Glass. Given these visual and historical cues, this bottle fragment in Harvard Yard can thus be linked to the 18th century. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hume, Ivor Noël. 1970. A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America. [1st ed.]. New York: Knopf. https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990012245160203941/catalog. Morison, Samuel Eliot. 1964. Three Centuries of Harvard, 1636-1936. Cambridge, Mass.: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990004943010203941/catalog. van Giffen, Astrid. "Weathered Archaeological Glass." Accessed 24 February 2024. https://www.cmog.org/article/weathered-archaeological-glass. https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/16e4ceba7e92d869dee76c1721084ad3.jpg 9e33dac52be9bd22ec1c6839e477a0b4 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/70406663a1a931ea8736864db0c04564.png c2165801262cb21f031c2cdb17ea0cf2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Subject The topic of the resource This page on printed wares places this sherd from 1834-1848 as it cross references the dates of Mulberry and green transfer print Description An account of the resource Diagnostic artifacts in Maryland. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/Post-Colonial%20Ceramics/Printed%20Earthenwares/index-PrintedEarthenwares.htm#Clobbering https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/0eab6a14c39c62266167a5c8c4201f9b.jpeg 7cd07df4281463d4a23d0787348f381d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Subject The topic of the resource The motif and Mulberry color of this chamber pot sherd from Harvard Yard is the most consistent with the design of the Mulberry and green fragment. Description An account of the resource Rim of Ironstone Chamber Pot, Mulberry transfer-printed. Collections. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://collections.peabody.harvard.edu/objects/details/594879?ctx=357bb44ae680b23a36a73228d070c8a083071605&amp;idx=538 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/e9c61b23dee4f31c14ccbc44a8768ad5.jpeg 7cf4e466eaa1aebe2d91b3bc01df67d7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Subject The topic of the resource The color of mulberry transfer print decorated a myriad of different objects. Description An account of the resource Salad plate. Historic New England. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/7449 https://s3.amazonaws.com/atg-prod-oaas-files/anth1130/original/0a652686393f7eb68725caf61f4765f4.jpeg 89b6265f8ca9f1cc3bf5f44c3f7b965a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Subject The topic of the resource The color of mulberry transfer print decorated a myriad of different objects. Description An account of the resource Dessert plate. Historic New England. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/7449 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 2023 Inventory Subject The topic of the resource 2023 Artifact/Item Inventory Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Veronica Peterson Archaeological Find Object Name Transfer Print Refined Earthenware Vessel Fragment Inventory Description purple and green transfer print decorated, refined earthenware fragment from an unidentified vessel Peabody Number 2023.11.52 Intrasite Unit H980 Level 4 Depth 34 - 50 cm Class 1 Ceramic Class 2 Earthenware Class 3 Refined Quantity 1 Height (cm) Dimension of Object 2.3 cm Width (cm) Dimension of Object 0.7 cm Depth/Thickness (cm) Dimension of Object 0.5 cm Notes unidentifiable print motif Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transfer Print Refined Earthenware Sherd Subject The topic of the resource Although small in size, this ceramic sherd is larger in meaning. Namely, it is the feature of mulberry transfer print that makes this sherd both intriguing and identifiable. The design motif on the sherd is difficult to distinguish. Because the design is not immediately apparent, focusing on the colors of the transfer print becomes more important. Refined earthenware ceramics like this sherd were often decorated with transfer print. However, blue and white, or blue on white, is vastly preferred as it mimics finer porcelain. By the mid 1800s, there were a myriad of other colors, such as green and shades of purple, that came to decorate ceramic wares. Cross referencing the production of green and mulberry, ceramics with both of these colors can be dated to the latter half of the 1830s until the 1850s (Maryland Diagnostics). Finding potential dates for this sherd is important to relate back to the stratigraphy of the unit where this was found. Ranging from 30 to 50 centimeters deep, the location where this sherd was discovered is consistent with other 19th century artifacts. As this sherd exists in relative isolation from its completed vessel, cross analyzing motif and color becomes incredibly important. Based on color, the potential objects that this sherd could be vary. Even the most unsightly of objects had elements of ornamentation. Chamber pots are decorated with mulberry, making the act of the chamber pot a little more civil. Ornamenting these objects creates class associations and suggestions about who gets to use them. Mulberry also appeared on objects that are associated with dinner rather than the process afterwards. Dessert plates, salad plates, serving ware, mulberry color transfer print adorns a myriad of different objects. Consistently with mulberry designs, there is the presence of a vignette around a central image. Perhaps this sherd assisted in that element of design. Although the exact object from which this sherd comes from is not certain, the sherd gives great insight into how social class is stratified through material objects. Whether this mulberry piece decorated a plate or a privy, it tells us great details about Harvard life in the mid 1800s. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hume, Ivor Noël. 1969. A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America. New York: Knopf Dessert Plate N.d.Historic New England. https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/7449, accessed April 11, 2024. Mulberry Ware, Ceramics N.d.Mulberry Ware, Ceramics - Guide to Value, Marks, History | WorthPoint Dictionary. https://www.worthpoint.com/dictionary/p/ceramics/uk-patterns/mulberry-ware-ceramics. Rim of Ironstone Chamber Pot, Purple Transfer-Printed N.d.Collections. https://collections.peabody.harvard.edu/objects/details/594879?ctx=357bb44ae680b23a36a73228d070c8a083071605&idx=538. Salad Plate N.d.Historic New England. https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/15903. Transfer Print Ceramics Maryland N.d.Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland. https://apps.jefpat.maryland.gov/diagnostic/Post-Colonial%20Ceramics/Printed%20Earthenwares/index-PrintedEarthenwares.htm#Clobbering.